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Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety

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Subject to damagefrom other activities inthe vicinity

Cylinder layingin a horizontal

position.

Electrical cord inContact with thecylinder


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Cylinders are not protected from falling. Notethat the Chain is not secured across.

Chain


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1. Cylinder not secured 2. Cylinder should be stored3. Subject to damage. 4. Electrical cord draped over.

ElectricalCord


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1. Small cylinder not tied off

2. Combustibles stored with cylinders

3. Bad housekeeping

4. Acetylene and Oxygen storedtoo close together and no chain.


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1. Cylinder with no valve or cap installed 2. Laying horizontal on the ground

3. Subject to damage


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Cylinder is damaged. Should be taken out of service immediately!

Electrical arc

damage


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Cylinder should be in storage protected from damage and notlaying on the ground regardless if it is full or empty


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Old, corroded cylinder that should have been disposedof a long time ago.


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1. Cylinders laying on the ground and improperly stored2. Subject to damage from forklift operation in vicinity

Forklift


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1. Feed line exposed to damage/leak that could cause a fire/explosion2. Tripping Hazard


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1. Inadequate housekeeping

2. Valve caps should be installed.


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1. Unsecured acetylene cylinder 2. Exposed to damage


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Unsecured cylinders


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Regulator left pressurized after use


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Improper Storage


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Tie Off?


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Improper storage ofcylinders- acetyleneand oxygen storednext to each other


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Evidence of smoking next toacetylene cylinders


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This cylinder should be taken to storage and

housekeeping should be improved.


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Unsecuredcylinder


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Unsecured Cylinder


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Cooking equipmentwithin 20 ftof containers


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TiedNot Tied


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oxy-acetylene torch connectedTo bottles without the torchconnected .


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No cap installed Not in use.Should beStored.

Housekeeping


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Cylinder not in usewith regulators still

On the cylinder Free standingcylinder


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Free standing cylinders

Chain


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Cylindertied onlyWith a bungeecord


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Cylinders notSecured properly


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Free standingcylinders


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Cylinder laying on its side


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What a pressurizedContainer can doWhen the right amount

of heat is applied.


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Or, the importance of using flashbackarrestors on oxy-acetylene carts andkeeping spark producing activities

Away From You (min 35 ft.).

How not to blow yourself up


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An Ironworker crew was modifying a temporary structural steel bridgeusing an Oxygen/Acetylene torch setup on a cart, a portable welder,and a grinder. Apparently the Acetylene hose developed a leak andignited during the grinding operation (Monday June 18, 2001)

The torch setup was not equipped with a flashback arrestor


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The torch setup was not equipped with a flashback arrestor check valve and the fire traveled through the hose into thecompressed cylinder.

All Oxygen/Acetylene setups musthave a Flashback arrestor check valve at the regulators, NOT thetorch head, to prevent this typeof occurrence. This little device wouldhave prevented this fire.

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